Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson enters COVID protocol

The COVID issues continue to pile up in Seattle. The latest addition to the COVID protocol is defenseman Adam Larsson, the team announced. The Kraken already have their next two games postponed, with the league announcing a postponement of Tuesday’s match-up with the Arizona Coyotes earlier on Monday.

Larsson becomes the fourth player and third defenseman in three days to enter the protocol for Seattle. Since the team played last on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers – who are dealing with considerable COVID issues of their own – the Kraken have lost Jamie Oleksiak, Carson Soucy, and now Larsson from the blue line, as well as Yanni Gourde and Riley Sheahan up front. With this many COVID placements over so short a time, the outbreak likely isn’t over in Seattle either.

The Kraken are next scheduled to play in one week, on Monday the 27th, on the road against the nearby Vancouver Canucks. If Larsson has tested positive he will miss a minimum of ten days and will still be out of the lineup by that point. The team would be missing their overall and shorthanded ice time leader. It would be a difficult loss for a club that is still looking to find their stride.